You Have the Right to Ask for Clear Reasons
Every NDIS decision must be based on the law, your evidence, and your individual situation.
If a decision doesn’t make sense, or if the reasoning feels generic or unclear, you have the right to ask for a detailed explanation.
This is called a Request for Reasons, and it is one of the most powerful tools participants can use.
You Can Challenge Any NDIS Decision
If you disagree with a decision — funding, supports, reports, budgets, categories, or the way your needs were interpreted — you can challenge it.
The process can be confusing, but it exists to protect your rights.
Self-advocacy helps you move through this process with clarity and confidence.
You Are Allowed to Provide Your Own Evidence
The NDIS must consider any evidence you give them — especially reports that describe your functional needs, safety concerns, communication needs, mobility supports, independence goals, therapy requirements, and daily living barriers.
You are allowed to submit:
- therapy reports
- letters from practitioners
- support logs
- daily living descriptions
- risk information
- photos of equipment or home adjustments
- your own written explanation
Strong, well-structured evidence is one of the most reliable ways to change an NDIS outcome — and self-advocacy helps you present it clearly.
Reviews, Variations and Appeals — What’s the Difference?
Many people feel overwhelmed by the different pathways.
Here’s a simple explanation:
Internal Review: Ask the NDIS to look at a decision again.
Change in Circumstances: When something important in your life has changed.
Plan Variation: Request specific changes to your current plan.
AAT Appeal: If the internal review is still not correct and you want an independent body to review it.
Each pathway has rules, timelines and requirements — and the wording matters. Advocacy helps you choose the right pathway and explain your situation clearly.
You Don’t Need to Fight the NDIS Alone
It is completely normal to feel confused, exhausted or unsure how to communicate your needs.
The NDIS contains technical language, legal rules, administrative pathways and strict evidence thresholds — none of which participants are ever taught.
With support, you can navigate it confidently.
Self-Advocacy Isn’t About Fighting — It’s About Being Heard
Self-advocacy gives you tools, clarity and structure so you can communicate your needs in ways that the system understands.
It is respectful, evidence-based and grounded in your rights as a participant.
The goal isn’t conflict — the goal is fairness.
If you’ve been unsure where to begin, this service was built for you.
Clear guidance. Respect. Evidence-based support.
Self-advocacy that helps your voice be heard.